FORD ECOSPORT - 1.5l diesel
Hello bloggers this blog is from the perspective of the owner of
the car...
ABOUT THE CAR:
Car name : ford eco-sport
Colour : white
Kms clocked :1,50,000
Purchased :2013
QUALITY:
The car is really very well built , the doors close with a
thud and the plastics cant be claimed as the best, but it was of great quality
but over the years I have noticed that the interior plastics have few minors
issues which is acceptable . Overall in terms of the body or the metal
used it is heavily built and i don't find myself having trouble during triple digit speeds .
DRIVEABILITY:
The car is powered by a 1.5 litre duratorq engine as ford
calls it and is powered with 90 bhp motor with a torque output of 204 newton
meter.
The car is really punchy and even though it is not a four wheel drive i
don't find myself being stuck anywhere with my past experiences and also it is
capable to water wade around 250 mm.
The engine is very punchy in the mid-range but the steering lacks
quite some feel because it is very light and the gearbox is kind of sticky and
the clutch is on the heavier side.
(If you could manage the heavy clutch the car is a delight to drive on
the highways)
INTERIORS:
The interior is a user based opinion ( it is either a Like
or dislike ) since the dash has got so many buttons
to control with. And looks overrated and there is a
lot of hard plastics too, but you don't feel it as an issue (since, we are
nit picking everything). The speedometer is really well designed and gives a sense of freshness .
The seats are of black leather and offer great comfort at the front and
its is not very good at the second row in the bad roads.
The car is not very wide the back seat would be very suitable for two adults
and a kid in the center .
MILEAGE :
Since I have been using this car for a whole of 5 years with a mixed
driving scenarios of driving both in the city and the highways .
Mixed mileage : 14.5
Highways : 17
City : 10 - 12
I don't feel the mileage is great but its adequate since it is such an
heavy car and is very solidly built.
SERVICE :
The service is not very costly until your car crosses one lakh kms
The service interval is 15k kilometers and it costs somewhere around 5
to 6k rupees .
And only major part exchange cost more and the service is quite effort
less.
PROS:
Well built
Powerful diesel engine
Cheap maintenance
Class leading features for the price
CONS:
Heavy clutch
Average mileage
Sticky gearbox
FINAL VERDICT:
If you can manage with a heavy clutch and a not so good mileage it is a
very great car to go ahead with ..
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